Elections in Panama

Template:Short description Template:Politics of Panama Panama elects on national level a head of state, i.e. the president, and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) has 71 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies.

Political culture

Panama has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Schedule

Election

Position	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Type	Presidential (May) National Congress (May) Gubernatorial (May)	None				Presidential (May) National Congress (May) Gubernatorial (May)
President and vice president	President and vice president	None				President and vice president
National Congress	All seats	None				All seats
Provinces, cities and municipalities	All positions	None				All positions

Inauguration

Position	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Type	Presidential (July) National Congress (July) Gubernatorial (July)	None				Presidential (July) National Congress (July) Gubernatorial (July)
President and vice president	1 July	None				1 July
National Congress	1 July	None				1 July
Provinces, cities and municipalities	1 July	None				1 July

Latest elections

President

{{#section-h:2019 Panamanian general election|President}}

National Assembly

{{#section-h:2019 Panamanian general election|National Assembly}}

See also

• Politics of Panama

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive